Retail

Retail
AI Is the New Sales Associate in Physical Retail
April 10, 2026

Walk into a Guitar Center on a busy Saturday, and the sales floor tells the story. Associates are stretched thin, and customers face a choice: wait for help, or scan a QR code and get instant answers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
The $42 Billion Checkout Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
April 10, 2026

“Embedded Offers: The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Inside Recent Consumer Spending” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS. Based on a Census-balanced survey of 2,754 U.S. consumers conducted from Feb. 12–March 4, 2026, the report examines how shoppers discover, evaluate and redeem offers across grocery, retail and...

Retail
Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
April 04, 2026

Easter used to be a foil-wrapped bunny, a department-store dress and a brunch reservation someone forgot to make until Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI
April 02, 2026

The Home Depot has named Ford Motor Company artificial intelligence leader Franziska Bell to head the home improvement retailer’s integration of agentic AI and machine learning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
CVS Accelerates Rollout of New Pharmacy-Only Store Format
April 01, 2026

CVS Health plans to open about 20 smaller, pharmacy-only locations across the United States this year after opening its first one late last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Lowe’s Thinks Smarter Shelves Can Win the Pro Customer
April 01, 2026

Retail runs on inventory management. And inventory management increasingly runs on artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Retail
Walmart Mexico to Modernize Stores With Vusion’s Connected Store Platform
March 31, 2026

Walmart Mexico is deploying Vusion’s EdgeSense connected store platform across its Walmart Express stores and then its Walmart Supercenters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Retail
Aldi US Launches Website and App Powered by Instacart Commerce Platform
March 30, 2026

Grocer Aldi U.S. launched a redesigned website and mobile app Monday (March 30), both of which are powered by Instacart’s Storefront Pro enterprise commerce platform and fulfillment solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
CVS to Expand Retail Footprint After Shrinking for 4 Years
March 30, 2026

CVS Health plans to expand its retail footprint this year after contracting it over the past four years, Bloomberg reported Monday (March 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...